Utah Admin. Code R156-63a-602 - Division Approval and Operating Standards -Training Programs for Armed and Unarmed Private Security Officers
(1) To obtain Division approval of any
training program for armed private security officers and unarmed private
security officers, the program owner shall submit to the Division:
(a) an application in a form prescribed by
the Division;
(b) a fee for the
approval of the program; and
(c) a
written education and training manual which includes:
(i) a course syllabus with an hourly
breakdown of the course outline and training schedule;
(ii) a course curriculum;
(iii) a four-hour instructor training
program;
(iv) testing tools;
and
(v) if an online curriculum or
multi-media learning tools are used, a copy of the original medium.
(2) If any individual
or entity uses an approved basic education and training program that the user
does not own, the user shall submit to and maintain with the Division a current
copy of the user's written contract with the program owner, which identifies
the duration allowed for use. The user shall promptly update this information
in writing with the Division as necessary.
(3) A course curriculum for armed private
security officers shall include the content established in Sections
R156-63a-603 and
R156-63a-604.
(4) A course curriculum for unarmed private
security officers shall include the content established in Section
R156-63a-603.
(5) All instructors teaching an approved
basic education and training program shall:
(a) have at least three years of supervisory
experience reasonably related to providing contract security services;
and
(b) have completed a four-hour
instructor training program which shall include the following:
(i) motivation and the learning
process;
(ii) teacher preparation
and teaching methods;
(iii)
classroom management;
(iv) testing;
and
(v) instructional
evaluation.
(6) All instructors teaching an approved
basic firearms training program shall have the following qualifications:
(a) current Peace Officers Standards and
Training firearms instructor certification; or
(b) current certification as a firearms
instructor by:
(i) the National Rifle
Association;
(ii) a Utah law
enforcement agency;
(iii) a Federal
law enforcement agency;
(iv) a
branch of the United States military; or
(v) other qualification or certification
found by the Division, in collaboration with the Board, to be
equivalent.
(7) When an instructor for a
Division-approved training program begins providing instruction, the user of
the Division-approved training program shall report the instructor's name to
the Division, on a form supplied by the Division.
(8) When an instructor for a
Division-approved training program ceases to instruct for that program, or no
longer meets instructor requirements, the user of the Division-approved
training program shall report that information and the instructor's name to the
Division, on a form supplied by the Division.
(9) All approved training programs shall
maintain training records on each individual trained, including the dates of
attendance at training, a copy of the instruction given, and the location of
the training. These records shall be maintained in the program's files for at
least three years.
(10) If an
approved training program provider of basic education and training ceases to
engage in business, the provider shall establish a method approved by the
Division by which the records of the education and training shall continue to
be available for a period of at least three years after the education and
training is provided.
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